Its came a long way, should be a blast to ride and was done for just over $1000.00 including all components,frame and all items are either brand new or new take off items from other bikes, other than the xtr crank.

Thanks to the ones who have helped , now if you can keep me from breaking my ass.. LOL.

one more thing to add, I did have some corrosion on this frame from dissimilar metals such as the bolts and aluminum in contact from one another, I sanded those areas very well and some pits still remained.

Since they were deep enough we knew the powdercoat would not fill those areas so I filled them myself, I used good old JB weld.

The JB weld can withstand the heat process of the powdercoat oven and sands down easy enough, kind of like bondo.

It did an awesome job and you can even tell it had any pits, corrosion or any defects of any kind, that process probably took the longest..

Man that is awesome, its always inspiring to see when somebody takes the time, and gives an older frame some attention. I did want to ask, did the powdercoater put plugs in the bottom Bracket and Headtube, or did you have to chase the threads or reface the Headtube?

Man that is awesome, its always inspiring to see when somebody takes the time, and gives an older frame some attention. I did want to ask, did the powdercoater put plugs in the bottom Bracket and Headtube, or did you have to chase the threads or reface the Headtube?

Nice Build

The powdercoat guy plugged all areas, and actually used tape in some areas.
I did have one small spot where some powdercoat got past and had to clean threads.
But all in all the crucial areas were covered, which is very important, that stuff is super tough..

EDR that's something I didn't think about. when I thought lime or wild colors I thought they didn't have those but never thought about white.
I was just thinking something clean looking, so thanks for making me think.